【突破英文词汇】und -- wave, flow 波浪；流

1. abound¹ /ə'baʊnd/

-- (literally, "rise in waves" or "overflow²") 1. (with in or with) be will supplied; teem³

2. be plentiful⁴; be present in great quantity

Our nation abounds⁵ in opportunities for well-educated young men and women.

我们国家有很多机会提供给那些受过良好教育的年轻人。

Fish abound in the waters off Newfoundland.

纽芬兰的沿海海域有很多鱼。

 

2. inundate⁶ /'ɪnʌndeɪt/

-- flood; overflow; deluge⁷; overwhelm

On Election Night, the victor's offices were inundated⁸ by congratulatory messages.

选举之夜，胜利者的办公室涌进了无数的贺电。

 

3. redound⁹ /rɪ'daʊnd/

-- flow back as a result; contribute

Our team's sportsmanlike conduct redounds¹⁰ to the credit of the school.

我们球队运动员的风度有助于提高学校的声誉。

 

4. abundant /əˈbʌndənt/

-- (literally, "rising in waves") more than sufficient; plentiful 

Before Christmas, the stores have abundant supplies of toys.

圣诞节前，商店有充足的玩具供应。

 

5. redundant¹¹ /rɪˈdʌndənt/

-- (literally, "flowing back") exceeding what is necessary; superfluous¹²

Remove the last word of the following sentence because it is redundant: "My report is longer than Bob's report."

去掉下面句子的最后一个词，因为它是多余的："My report is longer than Bob's report."

本期总结

und, unda --wave, flow 波浪；流

abound  vi. 很多

inundate  vt. 如洪水般涌进；泛滥

redound  vi. 有助于

abundant  adj. 充足的；丰富的

redundant  adj. 多余的

1 abound   

vi.大量存在；(in，with)充满，富于

参考例句：

• Oranges abound here all the year round.这里一年到头都有很多橙子。
• But problems abound in the management of State-owned companies.但是在国有企业的管理中仍然存在不少问题。

2 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

3 teem   

vi.(with)充满，多产

参考例句：

• Good ideas teem in her head.她的头脑里好主意极多。
• Fish teem in the Chinese waters.中国近海鱼产丰富。

4 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

5 abounds   

v.大量存在，充满，富于( abound的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The place abounds with fruit, especially pears and peaches. 此地盛产水果，尤以梨桃著称。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This country abounds with fruit. 这个国家盛产水果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 inundate   

vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒

参考例句：

• If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。
• The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

7 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

8 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 redound   

v.有助于；提；报应

参考例句：

• Her efforts will redound to the general good.他的努力将使他受益匪浅。
• This will redound to his credit.这将提高他的名气。

10 redounds   

v.有助益( redound的第三人称单数 )；及于；报偿；报应

参考例句：

• Her hard work redounds to her credit/to the honour of the school. 她工作努力从而提高了自己的声誉[为学校增添了荣誉]。 来自辞典例句
• What he does redounds to the credit of our motherland. 他做的事为祖国争了光。 来自互联网

11 redundant   

adj.多余的，过剩的；(食物)丰富的；被解雇的

参考例句：

• There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
• Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。

12 superfluous   

adj.过多的，过剩的，多余的

参考例句：

• She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
• That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。